Math word problems
Mathematical word problems allow you to practice your mathematics knowledge in everyday tasks. Word problems train to understand, translate into the mathematical language (e.g., equations), solve, and check the accuracy and solution discussion.
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1025surface area
758cuboid
556cube
550prism
481cylinder
262pyramid
245cone
230sphere
56frustum
4794equation
434divisibility
304sets
502probability
313variations
260permutations
727mean
36variance
2249multiplication
1913division
1615subtraction
1536addition
1348square root
596comparing
551rounding
204cube root
168third power
3242length
3235time
3135area
2606unit conversion
2509volume
2072money
1524mass
1257angle
1119velocity
603power
399density
305temperature
254acceleration
196energy
326sine
307tangent
292cosine
62arcsine
2971square
2574area of a shape
2496triangle
1716right triangle
1004perimeter
990circle
969rectangle
543diagonal
288trapezoid
225polygon
199rhombus
79chord
50annulus
48rhomboid
22parabola
themes, topics
843work
172map scale
107Ohm's law
571line
178line segment
126vector
2206percentages
2149reason
1629ratio
246functions
179maximum
138factorial
107minimum
89per mil
25modulo
10integral
3163fractions
1816natural numbers
341integers
161real numbers
41matrix
From our database of math word problems and examples, we offer the following:
- Probability 3278
I have three colors of briefs. White, black, and red. What is the probability that I will choose white briefs? - Almonds
Rudi has 4 cups of almonds. His trail mix recipe calls for 2/3 cup of almonds. How many batches of trail mix can he make? - Alien ship
The alien ship has the shape of a sphere with a radius of r = 3000m, and its crew needs the ship to carry the collected research material in a cuboid box with a square base. Determine the length of the base and (and height h) so that the box has the large - Dimensions 4118
The width of the rectangle is 17 cm smaller than its length. The perimeter of the rectangle measures 0.9 m. Find the remaining dimensions and calculate their area. - Grandfather's 5075
They have already produced 2,000 parts in their grandfather's workshop, five-sixths of the plan. How many components should they produce in total? - Fixed expenses 2013
Since 2013, the Slovak government has had plans to tax more small one-person businesses. Instead of fixed expenses, 40% will be fixed expenses 40% of gross income up to 420 Eur. Calculate the percentage of fixed expenses that will be paid in 2013 from gro - Leg and height
Solve right triangle with height v = 7.8 m and shorter cathetus b = 15 m. - Exchange 2054
Jano and Peter exchange stamps again. Jano gave Peter 8 marks. However, after the exchange, Jano had 6 fewer marks than Peter. First, find out if Jano got more or less marks from Peter than he gave him. Explain your answer. How many marks did Peter give J - Cars
Johnny has 284 cars. Peter twice less. How many vehicles have Peter? - Centimeter 83033
Calculate the weight in kg of a steel rope 1.5 cm in diameter and 10 m long if one cubic centimeter of steel weighs 7.8 g - Movement 3196
At what time the body travels a distance of 105 km with a steady movement at a speed of 70 km/h? - The sides 3
The sides of an equilateral triangle are 9.4 cm, correct to the nearest decimal place. Work out the upper bound of the side of this triangle. - The inheritance
Dad initially decided to bequeath the money to his two sons so that they would share it 8:7 (older and younger). Then, he changed his mind and divided the same amount into a ratio of 11:9 (older and younger). This step increased the inheritance value for - Cylindrical 4455
One hundred twenty wire turns are wound together on a cylindrical rod (r = 2 cm). How long is the wire when 10cm hangs freely at each end? - Schoolchildren 6175
Of all schoolchildren, one-sixth prefers a pear for a snack, 3/4 of the rest has an apple, and the other five students like an orange for a snack. How many pupils are there? - Chocolate 7121
Setters Janko and Danko argued. She ate twice as much chocolate as I did! Janka shouted at her sister. "So what, yesterday you ate mine and your Horalka!" answered Danka. How many more sweets did Janka eat if the whole chocolate was 600 grams and Horalka - One kilometer race
In a 1 km race, student A beats student B by 48 meters or 12 seconds. Find the time taken by student A in this race.
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